LeBron James just passed Michael Jordan in the record books

In the third quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, forward LeBron James took over a spot on the leaderboards previously held by NBA icon and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. By surpassing the 20-point mark in the Thursday’s game, James now has more 20-point games than Jordan.

By reaching the 20-point mark tonight in the 3Q of #CavsSixers, @KingJames (927) has just passed Michael Jordan (926) for sole possession of the 4th-most 20-point games in @NBAHistory

James now has 927 games with at least 20 points. James is now has the fourth-most 20-point games in NBA history.

It’s worth noting that Jordan played in 1,072 career regular season games. James has played 1,122 career games (including Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers). In the eyes of most NBA fans, James and Jordan are the two greatest players in NBA history and James is knocking on the door to be considered the greatest player of all-time.